meeting was held in baltimore in september 1831. their platform, as you might have guessed, was opposition to secret societies like the free masons and the power such societies wielded in u.s. politics, real or imagined. >>> thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> hello, everyone, i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta with a quick look at the top stories. >>> the stage set in charlotte, north carolina. the democratic national convention gets under way on tuesday. but the big question -- can president barack obama re-ignite the spark from four years ago? a top advisor to the president says his message will be a lot more positive than what the republicans focused on last week. >> in tampa we saw nothing but insults and old slogans and tired old ideas. in charlotte, the president's going to focus on a plan to provide the middle class of this country some necessary an needed security by investing in research and innovation and in strengthening the middle class and i think a pathway to movi